Whakatere Nga Waka / Set sail the vessels - 21st Oct - 27th Nov 2010 Artworks By Artist Rua Pick
Toko Mata Gallery.
This Exhibition is a journey, a homage to the ancient Waitaha people’s stories of voyaging to and from this land of Waitangi ki Rarotonga / New Zealand. From ancient beginnings in far away lands under different stars to the inner exploration of Te Waka Aotea Roa o Nga Atua / The Great Waka of the Elemental Caretakers / The South Island.
Over sixty mixed media artworks have been created in this Huringa Tumatawera / Two year cycle. Mediums such as oil paint, 3d paint, texture compounds, fibres, etc are combined on shaped wooden formats, windows that open to timeless worlds….
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